St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09

notable representatives of the Hubs musical
circles were seen on all Sides Each Of the
principals received most hearty greeting,
and the ladies all had elegant floral tributes"
49,
RICHARD MANSFIELD is creating q sensation
in divinity circles with his new play, ''Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" No less than four
prominent New York clergymen made it the
subject of their last Sunday sermons. Rev.
DIR. EATON says that he does not remember
ever having seen dramatic representation
so powerful in its moral effects While Mr..
MANsFIELDs 'sDr. Jekyll' seems to please
the preacher. it does not commend itself to
the favor of the Eastern dramatic critics.
They assert that there is too much pschy-
Geology in it for successful dramatic effect,
and consequently it is lacking in vitality of
action.
= AIMEE is dead and JENNY LIND is dying.
Thus two of the brightest stars have disap-
Peared from the stage armament. JENNY
LIND has been out of public view for long
time, yet the world continued to claim her as
Its own. PATTI, alone Of all those who were
most distinguished in grand opera, survives.
AS PATTI never grows old she is likely to be
with us long time yet. But PATTI can never
occupy the warm place in the public heart
that JENNY LIND filed. PATTI is mercenary,
and sings for $4,000 night. JENNY LIND
sang not for time, but for all ages.
***
JOHN r. ROGERS, the husband of MINNIE
PALMER retires from the management of Miss
PALMER's company on the ground that he is
getting tired of being twitted with sponging
on his wife. As there are quite number of
managers who are looking after the business
affairs of their wives, while the latter
are playing star parts, Mr.. ROGERS con-
duct has been severely criticised in
theatrical circles. The result has been a spir-
tied newspaper controversy through the col
umns of Truth, the recognized dramatic Or
gan in New York, in which it is made to ap-
pear that many Of the female stars owe a
great part of their stage success to the bust
ness qualifications of their husbands. 1t was
notably SO in the case of MINNIE PALMER,
whose husband, Mr.. ROGERS, is one Of the
shrewdest business men in the country, and
has amassed snug fortune for both himself
and his wife.
Mr.. PADDOCK, the husband of MAGGIE
MITCHELL, has never been a deadhead in his
wlfe's theatrical enterprises. EMMA ABBOTT,
ANNIE PIxLEY, VERONA JARBEAU, MoDJEsKA,
and quite a number of actresses whose names
are equally familiar to the public have male
partners who look after the box office re-
ceipts while the ladies are doing the star act
on the stage. 1t doesn't necessarily follow
that because an actress has husband that
the husband deadbeats his living out Of his
wifes savings.
LoTTA has probably been the lost success
full lone hand actress in the profession. She
has never had a manly bosom on which to
lean for counsel and guidance. Still she has
piled up her cool millions all the same. But
Lolita has been blessed with thrifty mother,
who knows how to economic as well as the
best of the business managers. Old Mrs
CRABTREE looks after her daughters earn
ings, and has never made bad investment.
49,
'sMr. FLORENCE is our joint business man
ager," said Mrs. W. j. FLORENCE whenked as
about the business management of their
company. Dear me, how it makes
my head ache to look at figures. If
there is anything in the world 1 do
despfse it is counting up and making
arithmetical calculations. I let Mr.. FLOR
ENCE do all that and at the end of the season
he always turns over to me my share of the
profits. After thirty-odd years of happy
trust my old man, don't your A bright
smile lit up the face of the confiding wife,
and just at that moment the Governor
stalked into the room to inquire of Mrs. FLGR-
ENCE if she had thought to order PANIED
oysters for the after performance lunch.
FRANCIS WILSON, the comedian of the
Casino company, was accused by Manager
ARoNsoN ofsacting dishonorably because he
hired out during 1yayation to play leading
comedy rolewith MCCAULL' s Opera company
Mr.. WILSON has furnished the New York
press with a statement in which he vigor-
ously defends himself against ARoNsoN's
charge. He says that his last contract with
The Casino expired last May, and his new
contract did not commence until September
He had no vacation. The time between May
and September was his own, and he had a
right to dispose of it just as it suited himself
AS long as ARoNsoN had no claim on his
time or his professional skill from May to
September he fails to see how his engage
ment with MCCAULL was tinged with dis
honor. The general public will coincide
with Mr.. WILSON. Because manager hires
an artist for specified time is no reason that
the artist should always wear the managers
collar.
~
The new theater boom appears to have
gone the way of all the earth. Like many
others of its kind, it died "a bornin.''
Among the many reasons assigned for the
failure Of the projected enterprise was the
difficult in securing an eligible site. There
seemed to be an opionion among connoisseurs
that the most suitable location tor a theater
building was at the corner of Fifth and Wa
no h,t 10fx ,lio -, No.
mania bank before the theater builders got
around to it. Unless Mr.. BIoKEL wauld con-
sent to put theater in his new bank building
there is not much prospect for one at very
early day.